Giacinto
Masculine Italian name derived from the hyacinth flower, symbolizing beauty and constancy.
Name Census estimates that about 4 living Americans carry the first name Giacinto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Giacinto today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giacinto births was 1969 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giacinto. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Giacinto. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
4
~ 1 in 85,688,585 Americans
Peak year
1969
5 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
1969 SSA rank
#4,628
Tracked since 1969
Census
Giacinto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 124 people with the first name Giacinto, which placed it at #49,647 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#49,647
National first-name rank
People counted
124
124 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
94.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giacinto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giacinto is White at 94.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.4%) and Two or More Races (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Giacinto described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Giacinto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White94.4% · 117
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 3
- Two or more races2.4% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1
Popularity
Giacinto: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Giacinto by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Giacinto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Giacinto
The name Giacinto has its origins in Greek and Latin languages. It is derived from the Greek word 'hyakinthos', which refers to the hyacinth flower. The Latin form of the name is 'Hyacinthus'.
In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan youth who was accidentally struck and killed by Apollo with a discus. From his blood, the first hyacinth flower sprang. The story of Hyacinthus is mentioned in works by ancient Greek writers like Ovid and Lucian.
The name Giacinto gained popularity during the Christian era, as it was borne by several saints and martyrs. One of the earliest was Saint Hyacinth (Giacinto) of Rome, who was martyred around 257 AD during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Valerian.
Another notable bearer of the name was Hyacinth (Giacinto) of Poland (1185-1257), a Polish Catholic priest who co-founded the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor. He was canonized as a saint in 1594.
In the 16th century, the Italian artist Giacinto Gemignani (1611-1675) was a renowned painter of the Baroque period, known for his religious artworks in churches and palaces across Italy.
The Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988) was a prominent figure in 20th-century avant-garde music, known for his innovative and unconventional compositions that explored new tonal systems.
In literature, Giacinto Benavente (1866-1954) was a Spanish playwright and Nobel Prize winner in Literature in 1922, celebrated for his works that reflected Spanish life and society.
People
Giacinto + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Giacinto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giacinto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giacinto going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 US residents.
Is Giacinto a common name?
We classify Giacinto as "Very Rare". It ranks above 6.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giacinto most popular?
The single biggest year for Giacinto was 1969, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giacinto is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giacinto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 124 people with the name Giacinto, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,647 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Giacinto in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Giacinto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Giacinto appears almost entirely male. Of the 125 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Giacinto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giacinto is White at 94.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.4%) and Two or More Races (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Giacinto most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Giacinto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.4% (117 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Giacinto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giacinto a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giacinto in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Giacinto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giacinto in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Giacinto can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Giacinto?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.